Space miser clothes rack



Jan., 13, 194s. y B, P 'HERMES 2,434,242

SPACE MISER CLOTHES RACK Filed March 22, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 IN VENTOR.

Jan, 13, B. P, HERMES y 2,434,242

SPACE MISER CLOTHES RACK Filed March 22, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 IN VENTOR.

E' @my ATTE! R N EYS Patented Jan. 13, 1948 UNITED STATES PATENT YGFFICESPACE'MISER CLOTHES RACK Bernard P. Hermes, Los Gatos, Calif.

Application March 22, 1945,A Serial No. 584,171

Claims. (C1. 2'11-99) My present invention, in its broad aspect, hastodo with collapsible garment racks for use with coat hangers of alltypes, and the like, and it is especially indicated for use whereconservation of space is essential, as in aeroplane cabins, railwaycars, automobiles, boats, and the like. More particularly, it is mypurpose to provide a rack which is pivoted to be moved completely out ofthe way and to conceal all hooks and the like for suspending garmenthangers and the like, but which when extended, will offer facilities forhanging the maximum number of garments. Furthermore, my garment rack maybe set into, or attached to, or used with curved surfaces or formations,such as automobile tops, curved cabin contours, such as are found inaeroplanes and boats, and the like, and in addition, my device is soformed that the rack will be presented at a proper angle irrespective ofthe angle of attachment of the support. In addition to the aboveobjects, my device is exceedingly simple in construction, sturdy,practical, and eicient in operation and may be manufactured and sold atrelatively small cost.

Other and equally important objects and advantages of my invention willbe apparent from the following description and drawings, and it ispointed out that changes in size, form, shape, materials, andconstruction and arrangement of parts may be made and are within thepurview of my broad inventive concept, and the scope of the appendedclaims.

In the drawings wherein I have illustrated a preferred form of myinvention:

Figure 1 is a front elevation, with the rack extended for use;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section on the line 2 2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a top plan view;

Figure 4 is a transverse section on the line 4-4 of- Figure 2;

Figure 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of Figure 2;

VFigure 6 is a section, partly fragmentary, of my rack folded into itssupport;

Figure 7` is a detail of my yieldable pivot pin;

Figure 8 is a side View, partly broken away, showing the type ofsupporting block used tovpresent the rack at a proper angle when thesupport is attached to an angled base;

Figure 9 is a detail of a top latch, and

Figure l0 is a side View, partly broken away, of a form designed for usewith curved surfaces, `such as automobile tops and the likel and showsthe type of supporting block used to present the rack' ata proper angle.

In the drawings wherein like characters of reierence are used toKdesignate like or similar parts:

The numeral I designates my rack support, which is formed with similarlyconstructed support sections 2 and 3. These sections are joined togetheralong a center line 4 by end screwsV 5. The assembled rack support is oflelongated rectangular formation with beveled side and end edgestopresent a pleasing appearance. The sections areV so formed that thesupport has'a central depression or cavity 'I- extending from the solidends 8 lengthwise thereof, and open at the front S. The ends of thecavity are rounded as at 9a vand the sides formed with parallel, opposedkey slots IB and at the front of the bottom end wall of the cavity 'I isa recess I l Formed in thethin back wall of the support are countersunkopenings I2 to receive suitable mounting screws or the like to attachthe support to a wall or other base, and at a point spaced from thebottom of the cavity is a stop lug I3 which is attached to the back by ascrew I4.

The rack, generally designated by l5, has 'a body Iconforming in generalcontour to the shape of the open front 9, but not as thick as the frontso that the rack body, when folded into the support, as shown in Figure6, forms a front wall for the support, back of which is a chamber Il.The rack body may be suitably decorated to present a pleasingappearance. The rear end of' theV body I6 is transversely slotted at IS,and the web I9 remaining at the rear end has a threaded bore 20. Infront of the slot I8 is attached kby a screw 2I an L-shaped block 22'.Mounted in the bore 2B is a threadedsleeve 23, through which extends apin V24 formed midway the ends and at right angles to the bar 25 whichextends transversely of the slot I8, and of the rack body I6 and outfrom the sides as at 25 to iit into the key slots I0 of the support,whereby to pivotally mount the rack on the support. A plurality ofspaced apart screw hooks Z'Iv are attached to the rack body for coathangers and the like. A spring 23 about the pin 24 bears against the bar25 and sleeve 2! to normally urge the bar against the head of the slotI8, as shown in Figure '7. l

In operation, the support is attached to the base by a pair of screwspassing through the openings in the back. The body I6 of the rack I5 isfolded into the cavity of the support with the bar 25 and block 22uppermost, as shown in Figure 6, and with the hooks 21 turned inwardlyand concealed in the compartment I1. The end of the body seats in therecess I I so that the body is flush with the outer surface of thesupport and out of the way. To use the rack, the bottom end of the rackbody I6 is pulled out and the bar 25 moved down the slot. The body ispulled out against the pressure of spring 28 to pass the stop I3 and liebeneath the stop, as shown in Figure 2, with the block 22 resting in therecess II to position the rack body in a horizontal position with thehooks 21 extending downwardly, as shown in Figure 2, to receive coathangers and the like.

As shown in Figure 8, the block 22 has an angular butt 29 to present therack body I6 at an angle to the support and the stop I3. Theconstruction is especially desirable when the support is attached to anangular base 30 so that the rack body is maintained in a horizontalposition. An end latch 3! may be provided which consists in a slidelatch plate 32 and a button 32u maintained in a recess 32h in the end ofthe rack body, as shown in Figure 9. Where the base is curved, as at 33in Figure 10, the sup-port is curved at 34 and also the rack body, as at35, and the block 22 has an angular butt 36 and engages the recess I Iafter the manner shown, with the end of the rack engaging the base ofthe stop I3.

From the foregoing it is believed that the operation and advantages ofmy invention will be apparent, but it is again emphasized thatinterpretation of the scope of my invention should only be conclusivewhen made in the light of the subjoined claims.

I claim:

1. A garment rack comprising a support formed with a longitudinal cavityopening at the front of the support, and key slots formed in the sidewalls of the cavity, an elongated rack having a body pivotally andslidably mounted in the support, a pivot bar having resilient mountingmeans carried by the rack body tting in the key slots, said body beingfoldable from a position at an angle to the support with one facedirected downwardly, to a position with said face directed into thecavity and the other face of the body flush with the support, hangerhooks on the first face of the rack body, a stop mounted on the lowerend of the support to engage the end of the rack body, and a block onthe bo-dy engaging the lower end of the cavity, and holding said body atan angle to the support.

2. The invention as defined in claim 1, wherein the pivot bar mountingmeans comprises a pin extending at right angles thereto, a spring on thepin, the bar being mounted in a slot in the body and pressed to one endof the slot by the spring, and centered by the pin with the ends of thebar extending out from the sides of the body to engage in the key slots.

3. The invention as dened in claim 1, wherein the cavity in the supportis of a depth to form a Compartment for the hooks when the body isfolded into the support, and the outside surface of the body flush withthe outside surface of the support.

4. The invention as dei-ined in claim 1, wherein the stop comprises asleeve secured within the cavity by a screw, and is disposed adjacentone end of the support, and wherein the support is formed with a recessat the lower end of the cav- `ity adapted for engagement with the blockon the 4 body in one position, and with the end of the rack body inanother position.

5. The invention as dened in claim 1, wherein the support is formed withtwo symmetrical sections meeting on a longitudinal middle line to form acavity with an open front.

6. The invention as dened in claim 1, wherein the block has an angularlyformed butt portion disposed to position the rack body at apredetermined angle to the support when the block is in engagement withthe lower end of the cavity.

'7. The invention as defined in claim 1, wherein the rack body has anend latch on the end opposite the pivot bar including a slide plate andknob for operation thereof disposed to engage a slot in the body.

8. The invention as defined in claim l, wherein the support key slots,and the rack body are curved.

9. The invention as dened in claim 1, wherein the rack body is slidablyand pivotally supported in the key slots by a T-shaped pivot bar,opposing ends of the T-bar engaging the key slots with the stern of theT-bar supporting the resilient mounting means.

10. A collapable garment hanger rack comprising an elongatedrectangular-shaped support having a cavity therein and having an openingin the front with opposed parallel slots at the sides of the opening,said support having a lug in the cavity spaced from the lower end of theopening in the front, and a rack body having hooks on the under surfacethereof with bar ends extending laterally from the sides of the rackbody, spaced from the inner end thereof and engaging the said opposedparallel slots 0f the support, said rack body adapted to nest in theopening in the front of the support, lling said opening, said rack bodyhaving a block on the under surface positioned to rest in the lower endof the opening in the front of the support to coact with the lug in thecavity and the laterally disposed bar ends to sustain the rack body in ahorizontally disposed position, and said rack body adapted to be titledand slid upward until the inner end passes the lug wherein the inner endis free to be slid upward with the outer end folded downwardly to fillthe opening in the front of the support with the hooks and block on theunder surface of the rack body in the cavity of the support.

BERNARD P. HERMES.

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